2022 - 46th National Antique Bottle and Collectors Fair, Hamilton
What did you buy? Danny and I recently joined the Auckland Bottle Club, which meets on the first Monday of the month. I love it! When I was a kid, I used to collect bottles. My father converted the old playhouse into a 'bottle house' with shelves lining the walls. I was under age to buy my own bottles but neighbours and family friends kindly offered me their empties. I had some stunners including an imitation copper Pasha Turkish coffee liqueur bottle, a Chianti bottle with rattan around the base, a giant green glass Cook's Chasseur bottle and a brown glass Ti Toki bottle, but the miniatures were my favourites. I still see the littlies in antique and second-hand shops and have a look to see if I recognise any. My bottles are well gone and so is the play-house after being moved around to different family members. I love seeing the different bottle shapes and finding out about their history. So, when I found out the 46th National Antique Bottle and Collector's Fair was g...